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Sandy beaches in Halkidiki
40 sandy beaches in Halkidiki: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Halkidiki? These 40 beaches are recorded as sandy, so they are easier on bare feet and better for children playing. Check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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Trani AmmoudaThe grand sweep of sand on the Siggitikos — Trani Ammouda stretches along the northeastern coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, a few hundred meters from Ormos Panagias. The name says it all:…
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Paralia Ormos PanagiasThe little harbor of the Byzantine Panagia — Ormos Panagias beach lies at the northeastern tip of Sithonia in Halkidiki, fronting the seaside settlement of the same name, which serves as the…
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Sarti
The refugee village shore facing Mount Athos — Sarti beach spreads out in front of the village of the same name on eastern Sithonia in Halkidiki, a long ribbon of fine sand with Mount Athos rising…
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KalamitsiThe bay that recalls Voidokoilia — Kalamitsi sits at the southern tip of Sithonia in Halkidiki, fronting a small seaside village a few kilometers from Sykia, facing the Siggitikos…
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Paralia AlykesWhite sand by the old salt pan — Alykes lies on the western side of Ammouliani, the only inhabited island of Halkidiki, about a kilometer from the village. The crescent-shaped beach…
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Paralia ChrousoThe long sandy bay of Paliouri — Chrouso beach stretches along the bay of the same name near Paliouri, at the southern tip of Kassandra in Halkidiki. It is one of the peninsula's…
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Paralia Mikro KarydiThe quieter neighbour of Karydi — Next to Karydi (you cross the rocks on foot, or ~300 m by road): a string of small coves with smooth white rocks, little caves and fine sand.
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Akti Kalogrias
Sand and pines south of Nikiti — Akti Kalogrias lies in western Sithonia, Halkidiki, about five kilometres south of Nikiti on the road towards Neos Marmaras. It is a long, narrow…
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KallitheaThe shore by the sanctuary of Zeus Ammon — Kallithea beach spreads out in front of the resort of the same name on the eastern coast of Kassandra, Halkidiki, looking over the Toroneos gulf. The…
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Paralia Vergias
The sandy shore by Nea Kallikrateia — Vergia beach lies in the Nea Kallikrateia area, on the northwestern coast of Halkidiki, about forty kilometres from Thessaloniki. It is a long…
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PlatanitsiWhite sand facing Mount Athos — Platanitsi lies on the east coast of Sithonia, about five kilometres north of Sarti, in a small natural cove near the easternmost point of the…
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Lagomandra
Pines down to the sand on the Toroneos gulf — Lagomandra lies on the west coast of Sithonia, between Nikiti and Neos Marmaras, looking out over the Toroneos gulf. Its sandy shore stretches for…
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Porto Koufo
The sandy shore of Greece's deepest natural harbor — Porto Koufo lies at the southern tip of Sithonia, at the head of a strikingly enclosed bay considered the largest and deepest natural harbor in…
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Paralia Armenistis
A golden beach with a big campsite — About 1 km of golden sand with shallow water and pines and plane trees reaching the shore, with views toward Mt Athos, near Sarti (Sithonia); a Blue…
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HaniotiThe broad beachfront of eastern Kassandra — Hanioti beach spreads out in front of the resort village of the same name on the eastern coast of Kassandra, Halkidiki. Tradition holds that the…
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KristinaThe Kriaritsi sands facing the open Aegean — Kristina beach lies on the southeastern coast of Sithonia, Halkidiki, on the shore between Sykia and Kriaritsi. Its name is said to be linked to the…
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Karagatsia
The cove named after its elm trees — Karagatsia lies on the northwest coast of Ammouliani, the only inhabited island of Halkidiki, about two kilometres from the village. The name is said…
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Sykia Olympiadas
The cove below ancient Stagira — Sykia of Olympiada is a small cove in northeastern Halkidiki, next to the little harbour of Olympiada and directly below the hill of ancient Stagira…
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Sani Hill
The sands beneath the Sani tower — Sani Hill beach lies on the west coast of Kassandra, Halkidiki, in the Sani area, below the hill crowned by the historic Stavronikita tower. The name…
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Megali AmmosAn amphitheatre of sand facing the Drenia islets — Megali Ammos stretches along the southeastern coast of Ammouliani, the only inhabited island of Halkidiki, facing the Drenia islets. Its name simply…
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TourkolimnionasSykia's little natural anchorage — Tourkolimnionas sits on the eastern coast of Sithonia, about two kilometres south of Sykia, a sandy cove within the village's stretch of shoreline…
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VarkesThe fishing-boat cove below Afytos — Varkes lies just north of Afytos, on the eastern coast of Kassandra in Halkidiki, a sandy cove at the foot of green slopes. The beach is said to have…
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Paralia IerissouThe sands of ancient Akanthos — Ierissos beach spreads out in front of the town of the same name in northeastern Halkidiki, at the gateway to the Athos peninsula, and is one of the…
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Paralia TristinikaA kilometre of sand in southern Sithonia — Tristinika unfolds on the southwestern coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, a little north of Toroni and about 19 kilometres south of Neos Marmaras. Its…
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Agios Georgios
The shaded sands that bear a saint's name — Agios Georgios lies on the eastern side of Ammouliani, Halkidiki's only inhabited island, between Megali Ammos and the harbour, a sandy beach that…
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Plagia FlogitaThe long sandy front on the Thermaic Gulf — The Plagia-Flogita beach stretches along the west coast of Halkidiki, on the Thermaic Gulf, in front of the villages of Nea Plagia and Nea Flogita in…
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Paralia LagonisiThe double sandy cove with the islet — Lagonisi lies on the east coast of Sithonia, between Ormos Panagias and Vourvourou, with fine white sand and views over the Singitic Gulf. A narrow…
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Paradisos
The northern sands of Neos Marmaras — Paradisos is the northern beach of Neos Marmaras in Sithonia, Halkidiki, a sandy stretch of roughly one kilometre at the entrance to the town. Its…
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Paralia Aretes
Three coves on the road to Toroni — Aretes lies on the southwestern coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, along the road from Neos Marmaras to Toroni, about five kilometres before it. It is…
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Paralia Latoura
The little pine-fringed bay — Latoura is a small sandy bay in eastern Sithonia, just outside Ormos Panagias on the route towards Vourvourou. Some guides also refer to it as…
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PlataniaThe sandy shore below the plane trees, facing Athos — Platania stretches along eastern Sithonia, about a kilometre south of Sarti towards Sykia, with open views across to the Athos peninsula. Its name…
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KalopigadoThe dark clay-tinged sand of Ammouliani — Kalopigado lies on the west side of Ammouliani, the only inhabited island of Halkidiki, between Alikes and Karagatsia and a short distance from the…
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LiosiThe sands between Afytos and Kallithea — Liosi lies on the east coast of Kassandra, between Afytos and Kallithea, with fine sand and views over the Toroneos Gulf. It is said to be about a…
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VourvourouThe monastic land facing Diaporos — Vourvourou spreads along the east coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, between Ormos Panagias and Sarti, facing a cluster of islets of which Diaporos is…
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Paralia KarydiSithonia’s iconic white "pool" — Minimal facilities (just canteens). It fills early (from ~10 am) — arrive early.
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Paralia Koviou
The small golden cove of west Sithonia — Koviou beach lies on the west coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, about five kilometres south of Nikiti on the road to Neos Marmaras. It is a small cove…
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Photo credits
- Trani Ammouda: Cascafico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trani Ammouda: Cascafico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Ormos Panagias: Srđan Mijatov, CC BY 3.0
- Kalamitsi: Angela Stefanoni, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Alykes: dragi.stanojevic63, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Chrouso: FocalPoint, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Mikro Karydi: Srđan Mijatov, CC BY 3.0
- Kallithea: john frangopoulos, CC BY 3.0
- Platanitsi: Bander81, CC BY 3.0
- Hanioti: Andrei Dan Suciu, CC BY 3.0
- Kristina: Nicolas Hadjidimitriou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Megali Ammos: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tourkolimnionas: ale3andro, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Varkes: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Ierissou: Саша Шљукић, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Tristinika: vujas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Plagia Flogita: john melekidis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Lagonisi: FocalPoint, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platania: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0
- Kalopigado: Horia Varlan, CC BY 2.0
- Liosi: Stefanos Harhalakis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vourvourou: Andrew Zorin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Karydi: Eleroja, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Agiou Mama: Aristolaos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Linaraki: Nicolas Hadjidimitriou, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Halkidiki are sandy?
The beaches listed here are recorded as sand rather than pebbles or rock. Shorelines shift with storms and seasons, so the mix can change from year to year.
Does sand mean shallow water?
Not always. Sand describes the shore, not the depth — some sandy beaches drop away quickly. Open a beach to see its recorded depth, and check live wind and waves before you swim.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 40 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.25 m in June, 0.27 m in July and 0.25 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.31 m in September. June is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 40 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.8 °C in May, 23.5 °C in June, 26.1 °C in July, 26.8 °C in August and 24.5 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.3 °C. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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